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://WWW.ENDSWASTEANDBIOENERGY.COM/ARTICLE/1738731/EAS-EFW-PERMITTING-PROCESS-LACKS-CRUCIAL-INFORMATION

EA’s EfW permitting process ‘lacks’ crucial information

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/28/gulf-of-mexico-oil-gas-drilling-leases-judge-blocks-climate-biden

US judge blocks sale of Gulf of Mexico drilling leases over climate concerns

https://www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/news/register-pcs-green-forum-5th-february-12-3pm

Register for the PCS Green Forum on 5th February, 12-3pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-60180738

Storm Ana: Deadly Africa storm shows climate crisis reality - UN

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-60168632

Most-polluted street breaches air quality limit

https://enfielddispatch.co.uk/air-pollution-worse-in-outer-london/

Air pollution ‘worse in outer London’

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2022/01/29/met-police-pay-compensation-to-spycops-victim-but-justice-is-yet-to-be-served/

Met police pay compensation to Spycops victim, but justice is yet to be served

https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/transport-and-energy-workers-to-protest-tomorrow/

RMT to protest tomorrow in Edinburgh against betrayal of COP26 promises

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/31/australian-regulator-finds-large-scale-emissions-misreporting-by-coalminer-peabody

Australian regulator finds large-scale emissions misreporting by coalminer Peabody

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-60087004

Free bus travel for under-22s in Scotland begins

https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2022/01/31/diesel-power-to-disappear-from-orourke-sites/

Diesel power to disappear from O’Rourke sites

https://walthamforestecho.co.uk/why-waltham-forest-got-a-zero-on-its-climate-plan-scorecard#article

Why Waltham Forest got a zero on its 'climate plan scorecard'

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/solar-power-uk-germany-spain-b2004472.html

UK falling behind other European nations on solar power generation

https://www.catf.us/2022/01/epa-proposes-reversing-trump-era-finding-reaffirming-importance-of-regulating-pollution-from-coal-and-oil-fired-power-plants/

EPA proposes reversing Trump-era finding, reaffirming importance of regulating pollution from coal and oil-fired power plants

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/01/26/epa-pollution-cancer-alley-regan/

EPA announces ‘bold’ action to monitor pollution in ‘Cancer Alley’

https://www.turnto23.com/news/national/epa-plans-to-restore-rules-that-limit-mercury-pollution

EPA plans to restore rules that limit mercury pollution

RMT workers will be marching from Waverley Station in Edinburgh to Bute House.

 RYAN MORRISON RMORRISON@FOE.SCOT

Hello,

This Monday (31st January), RMT workers will be marching from Waverley Station in Edinburgh to Bute House. The march and protest is timed at the three-month anniversary of the beginning of COP26 in Glasgow to demand a Just Transition.

Join workers from the rail, ferries and energy sector by assembling from 11am on the Waverley station concourse next to WH Smith - show your solidarity! Let’s keep up the pressure by showing the same support for a Just Transition seen during protests at COP26.

The charge sheet from the RMT against the Scottish Government includes:

• Instead of cutting climate change, the SNP/ Green Government is cutting rail services including rail ticket office hours, timetables and infrastructure while the cost of rail travel is increasing at four times the rate of using a car.

• Instead of securing our vital lifeline ferry services in the public sector, ministers appear to be paving the way for privatisation where profits will be put before people and climate.

• Instead of helping guarantee the livelihoods of energy workers, ministers have sold Scotland’s renewable energy resources on the cheap to the likes of BP and Shell without securing supply chain jobs.

Check the attached leaflet you’ll find more of RMT’s demands across rail, ferries and energy in this campaign - join these workers!

Cheers,

Ryan Morrison
Just Transition Campaigner
Friends of the Earth Scotland
Mob: 07729547872
Email: rmorrison@foe.scot

Our vision is of a world where everyone can enjoy a healthy environment and a fair share of the earth's resources.

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Bart’s Strikers reject SERCO's derisory offer

 Bart’s Strikers reject SERCO's derisory offer

Date: 29 January 2022 at 21:31:29

Dear all,

Hundreds of key NHS workers, employed by the giant outsourcing company, Serco, will stage a two week strike across Barts Health NHS Trust in "a battle against low pay and exploitation".Unite members who are cleaners, porters, security, catering and reception staff across St Barts, Royal London Hospital, and Whipps Cross will take strike action beginning on Monday 31 January and ending on Sunday 13 February. Unite has warned that further strike action will follow if the demands of the workers are not met.The workers roundly rejected Serco’s latest derisory pay offer of just 3 per cent. Especially when inflation (RPI) leapt to 7.5 per cent this week. Serco Group PLC had a turnover of £3.9 billion according to the latest figures available. The mainly Black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAEM) staff are paid up to 15 per cent less than directly employed NHS staff. Serco’s offer does nothing to close the pay gap between the outsourced workers and directly employed NHS workers.Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "These workers face the same risks as NHS-employed staff but they are paid significantly worse and treated disgracefully. Barts Health NHS Trust have a golden opportunity to bring these workers, employed by Serco not the NHS, back into NHS employment“It's time to end the injustice of a two-tier workforce. Unite is 100 per cent behind our members' battle against low pay and exploitation.”

MONDAY JANUARY 31stThe STRIKE will be 24/7 from 12:01am (midnight) on Monday January 31th. If you are working on Sunday night stop work at midnight. The Strike will be at least 2 weeks covering ALL shifts, days, twilights, the night shift, and the weekend. Unite Strike pay is £70 per day. Strike pay paperwork will be done at the picket lines each day.

PICKET LINES INFORMATIONThe picket lines to support the strike will be at the Royal London (Whitechapel Road), Whipps Cross (Whipps Cross Road), and St Bart’s(Little Britain) Hospitals from 5:30am to 11am, Monday to Saturday. Meet at the main entrances of the hospitals 30 minutes before your shifts is due to begin. Nights and Twilights shifts attend from 7am.

RALLY/DEMOSImportant to attend ALL of the rallies! Monday will be the main rally. Leave your picket line early (or go directly to rally if not at picket line).Monday, January 31st at the Royal London HospitalSpeakers Including John McDonnell and other big names.(Dental Hospital on Turner Street, E1 1FR, at 11am)

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Mick Holder

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/jan/28/uk-pupils-failed-by-schools-teaching-of-climate-crisis-experts-say

UK pupils failed by schools’ teaching of climate crisis, experts say

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/nuclear-energy-climate-crisis-experts-b2001076.html

Nuclear energy not feasible way to tackle climate crisis, former regulators say

https://bylinetimes.com/2022/01/27/carbon-captured-the-fossil-fuel-industry-and-the-uk-governments-net-zero-advisory-panel/

Carbon Captured - The Fossil Fuel Industry & the UK Government's ‘Net Zero’ Advisory panel

https://www.sas.org.uk/news/grassroots-action-turning-the-tide-on-plastic-pollution/

Grassroots action turning the tide on plastic pollution

https://riveractionuk.com/news/river-action-crowdfunder-for-citizen-science/

River Action launches call for public help to save iconic river by funding citizen science pollution monitoring

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/28/west-accused-of-climate-hypocrisy-as-emissions-dwarf-those-of-poor-countries

West accused of ‘climate hypocrisy’ as emissions dwarf those of poor countries

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/28/green-energy-measures-saving-households-money-analysis-shows

Green energy measures saving households £1,000 a year – analysis

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/earths-limits-pushed-by-chemical-pollution-as-un-environment-meeting-nears/4015137.article

Earth’s limits pushed by chemical pollution as UN environment meeting nears

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-60180226

Peru oil spill after Tonga eruption bigger than previously thought

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/greater-manchester-clean-air-zone-caz-b2001893.html

Toxic air and toxic debate as controversy grows over Greater Manchester’s clean air zone

https://walthamforestecho.co.uk/demand-for-new-law-to-boost-boroughs-low-recycling-rate#article

Demand for new law to boost borough's low recycling rate

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/29/it-is-desperate-how-environment-agency-staff-were-silenced-as-pollution-worsened

‘It is desperate’: how Environment Agency staff were silenced as pollution worsened